Author: Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig
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Across the country, we’re witnessing an unprecedented and highly coordinated campaign to undermine public education, suppress civil rights protections, and target historically marginalized communities under the false banners of “freedom” and “parental rights.” At the center of this movement is a push to defund and dismantle the U.S. Department of Education—the federal agency charged with enforcing…
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On Sunday, April 20 at 7 PM EST, I’ll be joining Leonie Haimson on WBAI 99.5 FM’s Talk Out of School to discuss one of the most urgent questions facing American public education today: Is Trump forcing education into a new Dark Age? That’s not just a rhetorical question. It’s a serious inquiry into the political and ideological project underway—a…
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The headline sounds like a dystopian satire. But it’s real. It’s happening. And it’s happening now. “Maya Angelou Is Out but Mein Kampf Stays at the Naval Academy Library,” reported The New York Times. Let that sink in. According to the Times, an order from the office of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth—yes, that Pete Hegseth the former weekend FoxNews Host—triggered a…
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Every once in a while, your alma mater does something that reminds you what higher education is supposed to stand for. In a moment when academic freedom is under siege, when censorship is being repackaged as patriotism, and when political overreach is infiltrating the classroom, Stanford University rose above the noise. It didn’t just issue a statement—it…
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For decades, the ideological divide in American politics could be roughly characterized by values: the political left pushed for anti-discrimination, equity, and inclusion, while the political right championed liberty, tradition, and patriotism. These weren’t just slogans—they were the guiding stars for political narratives and policy priorities. But something strange, even Orwellian, has happened in the…
Cloaking Inequity 